The Academic Regalia collection contains robes, hoods, and caps worn by University of Rochester administrators, faculty, students, and trustees at formal events. Descriptions of regalia include the name of the manufacturer (Cotrell and Leonard, for example) when this information is known. Each set of regalia has been assigned a number, which appears before the title of the item(s).

The Adolph Julius Rodenbeck Papers contains essays and speeches by Rodenbeck, mostly written during his last year as a student at the University of Rochester (1885), his term as mayor of Rochester (1902-1903), and as New York State Supreme Court Justice (1916-1932).

The Adrian Waterstraat Papers are comprised of one series: Personal Papers. This series documents Waterstraat's service during World War II. Included in this collection are Waterstraat's military record, items related to his prisoner of war status, as well as one letter he wrote to his wife during his internment. Also included in this collection are several medals and awards.

The Dietch Collection consists of clippings, photographs, and ephemera related primarily to the history, preservation, and renewal of the City of Rochester in the 1960s and 1970s.

The Alling and Cory Company Papers consists of 11 boxes and additional flat objects of company records, the majority being photographs from the mid-20th century; business records documenting product development, and company departments; and price lists of products made by the company, and other printing companies.

The Alternatives for Battered Women Collection consists of two scrapbooks compiled by Lura Carstens and Marion Strand of material that documents the history of Alternatives for Battered Women. Many of the records are from the files of Helen French. The scrapbooks include originals and photocopies of news clippings, meeting minutes, speeches, reports, and other relevant materials.

The Alternatives for Battered Women, Inc. records, 1977-2003, is quite extensive, ranging from administrative records and materials which speaks to daily shelter operations, to client services, community outreach, special programs, and research on domestic violence. The bulk of the content is from 1979 to 1998, during which time Phyllis Korn acted as executive director. The strength of this collection is that it documents and underscores the intricacies and endurance of beginning and operating a non-profit domestic violence shelter in New York State.

Correspondence (incoming and outgoing) of Hugh A. Smith, Alumni Association Secretary. Subjects of correspondence include the awarding of local alumni association scholarships in Rochester, New York, Buffalo, and Chicago; arrangements for the annual meetings of the Schoolmaster's Club (alumni in the field of education); and fraternity housing on the Oak Hill Campus.

Letters (1942-1946) of University of Rochester servicemen to Chuck Dalton, who edited the News Letter to University of Rochester Men in the Service .

Manuscript constitution and minutes (1854-1913) of the Alumni of the University of Rochester (362 pages of which pages 221-362 are blank).

Mimeographed agendas and minutes of the Board of Governors of the Alumni Federation. Includes minutes of the Board's Executive Committee, as well as reports and correspondence.

Correspondence and summary statistics of the Alumni Gymnasium Committee fund drive of 1897 to raise money for a gymnasium on the Prince Street campus.

The collection includes family letters of Mr. and Mrs. Anson Colman, those from Dr. Colman being written from Boston, Paris, London, etc., describing his medical studies, and those from Mrs. Colman being written from Rochester and points in New England and New York, describing family matters and events at home. The letters have not been indexed.

The collection consists of family memorabilia of the Eugene Herbert Arnold family and drawings and photographs of the work of James B. Arnold, Rochester architect from 1897 to 1957.

The collection consists of letters written to Arthur Barry by his sons H. Brewster Barry and H. Pomeroy Barry, other relatives, and friends. There is also correspondence with the officials of the schools the boys attended, as well as letters concerning the property Barry owned, and his financial and business affairs. The rest of the collection includes Barry's private journals, personal financial and tax records, and the reports and correspondence of the charities and clubs with which he was affiliated. The correspondence and records of the East Side Savings Bank, the Community Savings Bank, and the Rochester Trust and Safe Deposit Company make up the balance of the collection.

The materials in this collection comprise the deconstructed contents of a scrapbook/photo album documenting LGBTQ+ life at the Backstreets Neighborhood Bar and Grill in Rochester, NY, during the 1980s. A flash drive with digital images of the original layout of the scrapbook and a spreadsheet with some identification information is present. Other materials include photographs of bar patrons, staff, event decorations, food and flowers, advertisements for the opening of the bar in the September 1983 Empty Closet newspaper, and fliers for events. Highlights of the photograph collections include the 1983 Halloween party, the 1984 Mr. Backstreets competition, and various drag performers in the 80s-90s.

The papers include correspondence to her mother, Mrs. Charles Duncan, while she was abroad on purchasing trips for the Sibley Music Library. Also included are essays concerning: her European buying trips; Philip Hale, the music critic; Anthony Philip Heinrich, the American composer; a critique of Irving Babbitt's article "New Laokoon: An Essay on the Confusion of the Arts"; and French melodrama.

The Benjamin Olney Papers document Olney's career as an acoustical engineer in the Rochester, New York area. Included in this collection are correspondence, design sketches, as well as industry periodicals and meeting programs.

The Blake F. McKelvey research collection on Joseph C. Wilson consists of research notes, correspondence, documents, and printed materials accumulated by McKelvey while conducting research for his book Business as a Profession: The Career of Joseph C. Wilson (Rochester, New York: Office of City Historian, 2003). The collection, spanning the dates 1936-1984, documents Joseph Wilson's role in business, including Xerox, and community, including the University of Rochester and Metropolitan Housing Committee.

Included in the collection are correspondence and other material related to Leroy Snyder, including his work in labor relations and involvement with the Rochester City Club.

The Bond Bread banner reads, "10th BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK – more than ever housewives appreciate home-like Bond Bread." The label "Sweeney Litho Co., Bellevue, N.J." in the lower right corner has been covered over with black marker ink.

The Boulls-Baker Family Records and Memorabilia is comprised of one box containing wedding and autograph books, programs, deeds, certificates, correspondence, and three handwritten poems by William M. Lewis.

The portfolio contains both photographs and reproductions of renderings designed by Travers.

The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, tapes, phonographic records, films, phonographs, and other memorabilia of Mr. Hallauer's career.

This collection is comprised of 3 boxes of memorabilia and medals concerning the life of Carl S. Hallauer, President and Chairman of the Board of Bausch & Lomb Optical Company. This information is additional material of the Carl Swift Hallauer Papers (D.105).

The Carl W. Peters Papers consists primarily of his sketches and sketchbooks, but also include material related to his life, career, and artistic legacy.

The Collection contains minutes of Board of Directors' and stockholders' meetings and a stock ledger of the Charles C. West Coal Company, Inc. of Rochester, New York, a private stock company whose shares were owned exclusively by family members, the general manager, and the firm's attorney. The company had a long and varied existence previous to its incorporation, however. It was first begun by Charlotte A. Heacock in 1883 and was called the C. A. Heacock Coal Company. In 1890 Charles C. West became a partner in the firm and it became known as Heacock and West. The following year Charlotte Heacock retired and Edward L. Heacock became head of the firm.

The collection includes papers relating to Charles England's career as Head Usher at the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, N.Y. Included are his memoirs and correspondence, as well as programs, schedules, photographs, ephemera, etc. related to the theater.

The collection consists of a chronological record of sermons, baptisms, marriages and funerals.

Includes material on the University's Ten-Year Plan, the Educational Policy Committee, comprehensive examinations, and material reflecting Watkeys's interest in orientation courses, including student papers and exams.

The papers include manuscript drafts of reports on the biological condition of the Rochester water supply, and printed material mentioning Dodge or his books. Also, two papers, "Vital Economics" (1916) and "Making Diphtheria Anti-toxin Serum..." (1930) which Dodge read before "The Club."

This collection is comprised of over 1700 images housed in 11 archival boxes and 4 scrapbooks and one oversized folder. These images depict the lives of Chester and Dorris Carlson, from early childhood through adolescence and young adulthood, and include their extended families. The images also reflect their lives together as husband and wife, and Dorris' life after the death of Chester Carlson in 1968.

His papers contain his daily meteorological records for Rochester, 1837-1867. The correspondence section of his papers contains 95 letters, from various correspondents including William Boott, James Dwight Dana, Ebenezer Emmons, Joseph Henry, Benjamin Silliman, Joseph Torrey, and Edward Tuckerman. The letters have been indexed in the card index for letters in the Department, and each folder of correspondence in his papers has a cover sheet listing the letters in the folder.

Livingston's papers consist of a one volume manuscript, titled "'Itchy Feet, a Sort of Autobiography." It was written by Mr. Livingston in 1953, and describes the construction of the Eastman Theatre and of the River Campus. It also tells of his many trips of different parts of the world. Also in the collection is the typescript of the diary Livingston kept between July 22, 1925 and May 20, 1930 describing his activities as General Superintendent of Eastman Theater.

The material in the Claude Bragdon Architectural Drawings collection consists of original sketches and studies, working drawings on linen and paper, blueprints, and some full scale drawings of details and specifications produced by Bragdon and his associates as part of the firms' architectural work in the greater Rochester area. Business records or correspondence is scant, except for that related to the Chamber of Commerce building, which is housed in the Bragdon Family Papers (A.B81 Boxes 91-93).

The collection consists of minutes of meetings, manuscript histories, printed records, correspondence, papers given at meetings, and similar materials relating to the Club.

The Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning collection is comprised of two main series. The first series, Organizational Files, contains correspondence, meeting minutes and other papers related to the administration of the organization and its subcommittees during the years 2000-2004. The second series, Outreach, holds content related to CPLP's work in the community, on projects, and applying for grants during the years 2000-2004. In addition to manuscripts, the Outreach series also includes a CD-ROM for which CPLP was a partner, as well as a t-shirt and posters. A 2013 accrual to the collection consists of minutes, initatives, correspondence, New York State Advisory Council on Lead Poisoning Prevention material, reports, data, articles and clippings, floppy discs, and CDs (1999-2013). The Websites series (2016-ongoing) contains archived websites created by or about the organization.

The collection consists of information about the organization of the Corner Club, its constitution, membership, and activities. Letters from Philip Barry, Paul Horgan, and Rouben Manoulian have been indexed.

The Fellows Collection consists of a scrapbook compiled c. 1934-1935 by Dan and Marvel Fellows. It is made up of striking photographic images from newspapers and magazines showing natural scenery, buildings, and people from Rochester and other areas in Western New York.

The papers of David Rhys Williams contain correspondence, manuscript sermon notes, speeches, prayers, meditations and tributes, newspaper clippings, church bulletins, church membership and mailing lists, Forum material, church publications, articles by David Rhys Williams appearing in journals such as The Christian Register, Unity, The Churchman, Advance, The Christian Leader etc., printed and manuscript material on his three published books, a few books from his personal library and a composite list of books contained in his library (since dispersed), a few portraits, photographs and sketches, documents and memorabilia, a tape recording of his tribute to Albert Einstein and over fifteen hundred numbered sermons with cross references to other related sermons - all relating to his career as a Congregational and Unitarian Minister. Some of his correspondents were John Haynes Holmes, Frederick May Eliot, Steven Fritchman, Frank Gannett, the Beacon Press, Corlias Lamont, Kenneth B. Keating and Justin Wroe Nixon, and Philip S. Bernstein.

Material related to the events leading up to and following the November 8, 1967 Dow Chemical Company job interview at which students and faculty blocked the way of those wishing to be interviewed.

The Dr. Charles Came Papers consists primarily of Dr. Came's correspondence to his family and articles written long after his death, demonstrating his legacy in regional history.

The material in this collection is comprised of papers related to the work of various Pakistani-American and Islamic-interest organizations in which Dr. Salahuddin Malik was an active member during the mid-1980s through the early 2000s, including several for which he was vice president, president, or served in another executive or advisory role. Writ large, the focus of the several organizations is Muslim life in America, ranging from those with a more theological and philosophical focus, interfaith issues, and community-building, to those more outright concerned with political advocacy, the national relationship between Pakistan and the United States, and the handling of international human rights issues affecting Muslims in communities around the world. The collection represents the deep investment of Dr. Malik in the Muslim and Pakistani-American community in not only Rochester but across the United States as a whole.

The collection is very extensive, containing everything from report cards at the age of twelve to surveys of Rochester city schools in the 1960's to materials related to the 2009 founding and ongoing programs of the Dr. Walter Cooper Academy. Processing of this collection is now in progress. Due to high interest in the papers, the Rare Books and Special Collections Department is releasing this register in successive parts to facilitate public access to the collection as portions are organized and described. As processing continues, there will be periodic additions to the register until the collection is fully processed. The materials which are currently available include information on Dr. Cooper's personal history, the 1964 Rochester Race Riots, the school integration/urban-suburban transfer plan in Rochester, and the Small Business Administration. The types of materials in the collection include Dr. Cooper's writings, newspaper clippings, various organizations meeting minutes and newsletters, photographs, and letters.

Introduction

This collection includes a group of about 75 letters, mainly from the 1840's, to various Rochester businessmen. Although acquired together, it appears that the items are not all related. Recipients include Isaac R. Elwood, A. & T.F. Mason Dry Goods Merchants (Allen Mason and Thomas F. Mason), and Dwinelle and Campbell Counsellors at Law (John W. Dwinelle and James C. Campbell). John W. Dwinelle, 1816-1881, later became a prominent San Francisco lawyer.

The Eastman-Butterfield Collection consists of a series of notes in nine notebooks, four boxes, and one package. Roger Butterfield assembled the notes in the early 1950s to serve as the resource material for a proposed biography of George Eastman. Although Butterfield never wrote the Eastman biography, he did publish an article, "The Prodigious Life of George Eastman," in the April 26, 1954 issue of Life magazine.

Garden plans for the Eastman House and its grounds.

This collection is comprised of mostly photographs of the different stages of construction of the Eastman Theatre and images of some of the workers who helped build it. It also contains the Apprentice Card of Frank Whalen, timekeeper for the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, Local Union No. 33 of Rochester, NY.

The collection documents collaborative efforts within the religious community to meet human need, achieve mutual understanding, and work for social justice. Concerns addressed have included: hunger, poverty, housing, public education, religious education, family supports, political empowerment, criminal justice, community organization, refugee resettlement, racial justice, and police-community relations.

This collection consists of the personal, business, and family papers of Edmund Lyon (1855-1920), a noted Rochester inventor, humanitarian, philanthropist, and manufacturer. It includes family and business correspondence, diaries, notebooks, manuscripts of books and articles, financial records, photographs and memorabilia of Lyon, his wife Carolyn Hamilton (Talcott) Lyon, Harriet E. Hamilton (her aunt), and a few other members of the family.

The Edna M. Green Papers consist of material relating to an unsuccessful discrimination suit brought by Green against Eastman Kodak Company.

The Edward Mott Moore Papers includes documents and personal letters addressed to Dr. Moore and members of his family, concerning his medical training, early career as a doctor in Rochester, New York and family life. There is also a copybook with poetry, as well as three day books with clippings mounted over manuscript documents.

The collection consists of correspondence from patients and other doctors; bills for drugs, medical books and periodicals; receipts and patients' bills; correspondence relating to land speculations in Illinois and Michigan; day books and ledgers; and the sign from his office in Rochester.

The Elizabeth Brayer Papers consists of two series: Draft Manuscripts and Printed Materials. Within the first series there are four complete drafts of Brayer's biography of George Eastman. Johns Hopkins University Press published Brayer's book titled, George Eastman, a Biography, in 1996. In 2006 the University of Rochester Press reprinted it. The second series consists of a photocopy of the script: George Eastman in Focus.

The Elizabeth Hollister Frost Papers consist mainly of newspaper reviews of her books of poetry and novels. The papers also include correspondence, material relating to the poem "Revolving June" written by Mrs. Frost for Rochester's centennial in 1934, and biographical material pertaining to Mrs. Frost.

The collection consists of correspondence between Elizabeth M. Fisher, and elderly people who resided in Monroe, Livingston, Ontario and Wayne Counties for many years. She requested them to send her information and/or photographs concerning the old (1785-1850) town church buildings. Also included are letters from her father, F. W. Fisher, requesting similar information from his correspondents. The collection also consists of notes, photographs., drafts of papers, newspaper clippings and other material on local architecture.

The Ellwanger and Barry Papers includes the records of Ellwanger and Barry Nursery to 1918, including correspondence, order books, sketchbooks, stock record books, catalogs, price lists, inventories, and account books; records of Ellwanger and Barry Realty Company to 1963, including financial and legal papers, account books, payroll records, and blueprints for houses on the Ellwanger and Barry tract. Also business and personal correspondence, account books, and financial records of Patrick Barry, Charles P. and Julia Wald Barry, Bernard and Harriet Barry Liesching, and Arthur A. Barry, including much information about Rochester banks and civic organizations. Also family photographs and scrapbooks; memorabilia; diaries of Patrick Barry, 1857-72; and record of soldiers' bounties, 1862-1863.

The Ellwanger Family Papers includes the letters, diaries, scrapbooks, personal financial papers, etc. of George Ellwanger, his wife Cornelia (Brooks) Ellwanger, and his children and grandchildren. Box 3 contains correspondence to Helen and Margaret Ellwanger (daughters of Edward S. and Leah Cresswell Ellwanger) variously addressed to them individually and jointly. Their correspondents include: Gertrude Jekyll, Marianne Moore, Gertrude Herdle Moore, William Robinson, and Fletcher Steele. Letters from the following have been indexed: Patrick Barry, Algernon Sidney Crapsey, George Eastman, David Jayne Hill, Henry O'Rielly, Mrs. Caroline (Erickson) Perkins, and Charles Sprague Sargent.

The Elmer Adler collection contains correspondence between Adler and other principals of the book collecting and printmaking field, and also two examples of his printed work. Given Adler's profession and the emphasis on design and composition of letterhead noted in some of his correspondence, researchers may find particular interest in the letterhead present in the Correspondence series, as well as Adler's handwritten missives.

The Erasmus Darwin Smith Papers includes family correspondence, poems and school essays, certificates and other documents, clippings, and drafts of speeches.

The Ernst Family Papers, 1911-1963, consist of a scrapbook and a photograph album.

This small collection is comprised of some of her studies and work at the University and her position as Nutrition Counselor for the Department of Public Welfare.

This small collection is housed in one flat manuscript box containing seven folders. The contents consist of printed materials related to Herman Rosenberg, advertisements for the company, and a photograph of Kolb Bros.

The Fletcher Steele Papers includes Steele's correspondence and documentation related to individual projects, as well as estimates, bills, etc.

The scrapbook of Florence Eloine Mosher and Marion Dix Mosher describes their four years as undergraduates at the University from 1904 to 1908.

The papers of the Fortnightly Ignorance Club consist of two manuscript volumes containing minutes of the group's meetings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and club budgets. The correspondence, between recording secretary Jenny Marsh Parker and notable women reformers (including Marie E. Zakrzewska and Susan B. Anthony), is interleaved in the volumes and indexed. The two volumes cover the periods 1881 to 1883 (volume 1) and 1886 to 1891 (volume 3) with a gap during the intervening years.

The Hastings Horticultural Papers provide insight into the business of setting up a nursery in Chicago, along with much information regarding the various types of trees and plants shipped westward from Rochester.

The collection consists of correspondence, business records, ledgers and account books, notebooks and diaries, and blue prints.

Minister Florence's papers contain a large number of publications from various organizations around the country as well as articles from magazines and journals reflecting his interest and involvement in race relations, poverty, urban development and other social justice issues. These are arranged thematically with folders concerning race relations and civil rights followed by specific issues such as the war in Vietnam and the uprising at Attica State Prison. Florence was active on the Observer Committee as a negotiater following the Attica uprising. He was said to have delivered one of his most effective speeches while being held with other observers in the compound.

The Freeman Clarke Allen Collection consists partly of correspondence and material relating to early Rochester and Western New York State, including the Hamlet Scrantom letters, which give a detailed account of the village of Rochester in its first years, legal documents, business and financial documents, material relating to the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad, and material relating to the War of 1812 and military affairs in Western New York. The other part of the collection consists of autographs of persons famous in Europe and America.

This collection consists of material relating to the early years of the Friends of the University of Rochester Libraries, including correspondence, newsletters, and meeting minutes.

Mainly mounted photographs, with some invitations, Christmas cards, correspondence, programs, etc.

This collection is comprised of scrapbooks, minutes, and annual reports from the Garden Club.

The Gay Brotherhood of Rochester papers (1971-1976) contains material related to group meetings held by the GBR between the years of 1974-1976, with a single inclusion from 1971. Subjects discussed include funding for community events, organization legislation, and The Empty Closet.

The collection contains correspondence (including some to and from George Eastman), agreements, contracts, etc. relating to the construction of the home of George Eastman at 350 (now 900) East Avenue, Rochester, New York. Topics include shingling, painting, plumbing, electrical work, plastering, telephone system, and interior decorating and furnishings. J. Foster Warner, the Rochester architect, oversaw the construction. The former home is now (1980) the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House.

The collection of George Eastman's correspondence consists of over 700 letters. The first letter by him is dated November 20, 1864 and the last March 11, 1932. A little over half of the letters are personal ones to his mother and niece. Occasionally there are references in these letters to business affairs, especially in the early letters to his mother. There is a sprinkling of business letters, both to Mr. Eastman and to others by him. The rest of the collection is made up of 75th (1929) and 77th (1931) birthday greetings (including ones in 1929 from President Herbert Hoover and Thomas A. Edison), and "thank you" letters from friends to whom he had sent copies of his book, Chronicles of an African Trip, published privately in 1927, and of his biography, George Eastman, by Carl W. Ackerman, which was published in 1930.

The George S. Riley Papers contains approximately 700 letters. The collection mostly contains correspondence along with a few financial documents and invitations. The letters and documents detail George S. Riley's life for the most part although there are a few documents about his father, A. W. Riley. The letters and documents are arranged in one chronological order. The collection begins with a document dated 1827. The document contains A. W. Riley's tax receipt from the city of Rochester and describes the boundaries of A. W. Riley and Josiah Bissell's property. The collection mostly deals with correspondence of family and friends to George S. Riley. A significant portion of the correspondence was written by Mrs. Robert Hart, who was a close friend of Riley's for many years. Mrs. Hart writes to Riley in New York City from the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel four separate intervals, November 1-20, 1900, March 14 - May 10, 1901, February 16,24, 1903, and May 14 - June 5, 1903. The remaining letters written by Mrs. Hart are mostly written from the Powers Hotel in Rochester, New York. Correspondence between Riley and Hart are of a personal nature. Hart sometimes begins her letters with "My Darling" and signs her letters "Aunt Belle". The correspondence between them relates primarily to their health, mutual friends, the weather, things they do during the day, and "old times". Another interesting section deals not with correspondence but with temperance notes. Temperance according to Riley is the "total abstinence from things injurious, and a moderate use of things beneficial". The temperance notes contain two booklets and one of the "things injurious" is alcohol. Riley considers alcohol to be just as deadly as any other poison.

This collection of papers, mostly from 1935 and 1936, reflects both her personal life and her civic life.

The Gordon and Kaelber Papers are comprised of one series: Business Papers. This series contains pages from the firm's design books that include buildings the architects designed themselves, as well as examples of structures they admired.

The Graver Kodak employee collection, 1920-2012, contains material pertaining to the Kodak Company as gathered by Nicholas M. Graver during his time as an employee there. The materials, arranged in a single series, include newspaper clippings regarding Kodak (1945-1976), advertisements, correspondence from Terrence W. Faulkner regarding the bankruptcy of the Eastman Kodak Company (2012), and several notebooks from Graver logging phone calls regarding sales, customer service and troubleshooting issues with Kodak cameras and film.

Record of contributions of members of classes of 1857 through 1924 to the Greater University Campaign.

Correspondence between Hugh A. Smith, Alumni Secretary, and Class Chairmen and others about fundraising activities for the Greater University Campaign, Fall 1924.

A small scrapbook of promotional literature and publicity relating to the Greater University Campaign of 1924.

This notebook contains summary information about pledges to the Greater University Fund of the 1920s, as well as typescript copies of correspondence indicating conditions of subscribers' pledges.

The collection consists primarily of minutes and programs of the Hakkoreoth, a Rochester, New York women's organization founded in 1897. Called the Monday Reading Club until 1901, the purpose of the club is "relaxation and reading". Meetings are held every two weeks from October to May with members taking turns hosting the meetings at their homes and reading passages from the selected books. The meetings also consist of a business and a social period.

The Harriet Hollister Spencer Papers concern her work with the rose and herb gardens at the Rochester Museum and Science Center and with the Ellwanger and Barry Arboretum in Highland Park. There are also items about the award of the Rose Medal of the Garden Club of America to her in 1959.

The Harry Gove Papers include three series: Activism; Career and Leisure Activities; and Publications and Clippings Collected by Gove. The first series, Activism (1965-1971), consists primarily of Friends of FIGHT and Metro-Act materials such as meeting minutes and information about initiatives. This series also includes Gove's own notes from his involvement. The second series, Career and Leisure Activities (1955-1971), includes a limited number of notes and tests from Gove's work as a professor at the University of Rochester as well as records of events at the University, some of which relate to activism. It also contains materials from Gove's leisure activities in Rochester, Canada, and abroad. The third series, Publications and Clippings Collected by Gove, consists largely of news clippings from the late 1960s and early 1970s, including those Gove assembled into two scrapbooks. A larger scrapbook includes news articles related to FIGHT and Metro-Act from 1969-1971. The pages of a smaller scrapbook include news articles on police action in Rochester during the summer of 1970.

The collection consists of correspondence of Harvey Ellis and other Ellis family members; drawings by Harvey Ellis; some records of the H. and C.S. Ellis Architectural Firm; articles and architectural studies clipped from journals by Harvey Ellis; and family members' documents.

Correspondence and reports on the construction and operation of the heating plant, University of Rochester.

The collection is comprised of three small volumes which contain itemized lists of goods and donations by year starting with 1871.

This photograph album created by Helen C. Hess (Class of 1933) contains images of the University of Rochester's Prince Street Campus, River Campus, Memorial Art Gallery, and Commencement 1933. It also contains photographs of downtown Rochester and a fire on Lake Avenue in 1935. A number of images show Hess and friends on trips to parks and other sites in the surrounding area, including Conesus Lake, the Adirondacks (for a state geologic field trip), Durand Eastman Park, Ellison Park, Roseland on Canandaigua Lake, Niagara Falls, Hemlock Lake Park, Powder Mills Park, Hamlin Beach Park, and Letchworth Park.

This scrapbook includes photographs, wedding and baby announcements, newspaper clippings and notes related to life events of the women who worked in the Ordering Department.

The Henry C. Mills Vice President for Educational Administration Papers contain materials for the academic years 1958/1959 through 1963/1964. The collection is organized by year, and each year consists of three sections: staff folders, folders corresponding to schools and colleges at the University, and subject folders.

The letters of the Fellows Horticultural Correspondence (purchased in May 2008) also document the wide range of orders Fellows received and filled, the prices he charged, methods of payment, shipping arrangements, remarks of quality (positive and negative), and a wide range of other horticultural and agricultural topics. Most are dated 1855-1859.

The collection consists of correspondence, including letters from such notables as Herbert Hoover, H.L. Mencken, Billy Rose, and Walter Winchell. Also included are the manuscripts of his books, copies of the "Seen and Heard" columns and his other publications, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Some correspondents include Samuel Hopkins Adams, Louise Brooks, Carl Carmer, Jacob Robert Cominsky, Eva Gabor, Frank Gannett, Herbert Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover, Beatrice Kaufman, Claire Boothe Luce, Jerre Mangione, Irene Castle Mc Laughlin, Henry Lewis Mencken, Frank Sullivan, Booth Tarkington, Gene Tunney, Walter Winchell.

The collection consists of letters written by Herbert Stern to his family from Harvard, 1902-1907, and from Europe, summer 1904 and summer 1906, as well as office records of the firm Arnold and Stern, 1923-1931, and photographs of projects. Among the clients and projects represented in the office job book are Harold Alling, Thomas R. Stern, Arthur M. Sloman, John D. Pike, Avon Public Library, St. Augustine's Church (Rochester), the Hochstein School, Highland Hospital, Ellwanger and Barry, and Ernest Woodward.